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to mush

to mush

2 4.2
To crush or mash something until it becomes soft
  • verb
  • /mʌʃ/
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  • I just mash up the avocado, put in some lime, garlic and pepper, seasoning, salt and pepper, cayenne pepper, and then I just mix it, mush it all together.

They use their face and mush you into the ground.

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Examples

  • It is such a powdery product that you just mush it around and it goes from almost feeling like flour into straight up lipstick.

  • And then the watermelon, I think the watermelon might be my fave, but you mush them together.

  • Let them all kind of mush in together.

  • So as you can see, I get some applied to the bottom, mush it to the top and then clean up the edge.

  • If you were to use a really soft brush at this point, it would just mush everywhere, slide around.

  • So yes, it's a little bulky now, but you got to like mush your hair around into it.

    Carli Bybel

  • I'm going to mush these into the macaroni and cheese.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • She was telling me that I need to make it out of two separate cake pans and then mush it together.

  • After boiling the potatoes, you should mush them until they are creamy.

  • The chef instructed us to mush the ripe avocados to make guacamole.

Synonyms

to mash
vsto mush
121 1.4

To press or crush something until it becomes soft

targets a soft pulpy consistency rather than only losing shape
to squash
vsto mush
55 2.0

To press something hard so it becomes flat and loses its shape

creates a soft pulpy mass rather than mainly flattening by force
to squish
vsto mush
24 3.2

To press something until it becomes flat or out of shape

describes making a wet pulpy mass rather than noisy squeezing
to smoosh
vsto mush
  • Informal
4 7.9

To press something so it becomes flat or misshapen

focuses on forming a pulpy texture rather than casual flattening
to pulp
vsto mush
3 4.9

To crush something until it becomes a soft, wet mass

aims specifically for a wet pulpy texture rather than dry fragments
to purée
vsto mush
  • UK
1 4.1

To make food smooth and soft by mashing or blending it

produces a coarser pulpy mass rather than a very smooth paste
to squoosh
vsto mush
  • Informal
1 8.2

To press something until it becomes flat or loses its shape

is about producing a soft pulpy consistency rather than just squashing
to mush up
vsto mush
4.9

To crush food until it becomes soft and smooth

focuses only on crushing to create the pulpy result
to bray
vsto mush
9.1

To crush seeds or plants into small pieces with a heavy bowl and stick

aims to make a soft pulpy mass rather than dry powder or fine pieces

Antonyms

to harden
27 2.6

Make something hard or solid

Phrasal Verbs

to mush up
4.9

To crush food until it becomes soft and smooth

Compounds

cornmeal mush
  • US
1 4.0

A thick hot porridge made by boiling cornmeal in water

How Pulpy

to liquefy
  • Specialized
18 4.4
to puree
15 4.0
to mush
2 4.2
to mash
121 1.4
to crush
401 1.6
press
11 1.3

Surface Forms

mush infinitive
mushed past
mushed past participle
mushing present participle
mushes third person singular

Etymology

Mush as a verb meaning to crush into a soft mass comes from the noun mush (soft porridge) and is like the word mash, so to 'mush' something is to make it soft and pulpy.